NCERT Class 6 Taro's Reward Summary Explanation Questions Answers|Taro's Reward Class 6 NCERT Solutions
By Tanmoy Kumar Bhattacharjya
In our life the most loving persons are our parents. We have much love for them and they also love us unselfishly. In this article we are going to discuss a story that talks about love, morality and responsibilities. Taro's Reward is included in NCERT Class 6. In this article we have covered the summary, word meaning, explanation and questions answers from the story Taro's Reward.
Taro's Reward NCERT Class 6 Summary Explanation Questions Answers
The Story "Taro's Reward" is a Japanese story. It tells about morality and teaches us responsibility and love towards our parents. Read the full article to learn new Word-Meaning from Taro's Reward and you will also get detailed explanation along with summary and questions, answers from Taro's Reward.
Taro's Reward
Chapter 3
Introduction to the Story Taro's Reward NCERT Class 6
The Story is about a caring son whose name is Taro. He loves his parents so much that he is ready to sacrifice his life for them. He works very hard to take care of them. When someone becomes respectful and loving to his parents, the nature comes to help him. Here also the nature comes forward to help Taro. This story tells about morality and responsibilities that we should have as human beings. This story teaches us to be respectful to our parents.
Summary of Taro's Reward Class 6 NCERT Chapter 3
In a hillside there once lived a young boy whose name was Taro. He was very hardworking and loves his parents so much. He was a woodcutter. One day as he was sitting with his parents, his father felt cold and wanted to get a drink of saké. It will help him get out of cold. Taro did not earn so much to buy Sakè for his father. So he decided to work hard and with that extra money he would buy Sakè for his father.
Next day he went to the jungle earlier. He did not stop cutting wood. As he was cutting wood with all his determination he started sweating. Withing few minutes he felt thirsty then. Suddenly he heard the sound of water stream. In the desire to get water he went forward and found a fountain. As he bent to drink the water of the waterfall , he was surprised. The water of the waterfall tasted like Sakè. Although he was surprised he filled his pot with sakè and returned home.
His father was so delighted that he started dancing after drinking the Sakè. On that day as a lady came from the neighborhood he shared the story of the Sakè with her and she again told the whole village. All the villagers came to Taro in order to drink Sakè. The pitcher went empty.
Next day Taro had to wake earlier as the pitcher was empty. But to his surprise he found all the villagers waiting near the waterfall before him. The villagers were tasting the water . It was nothing but water. Everyone got angry and wanted to drown Taro in the waterfall. Taro was very intelligent indeed as he hid himself and listened to what they said.
After all the villagers left being despaired Taro went near the waterfall and got the same tatse of the Sakè. He was delighted. He again filled his pot. The noticeable thing was that the waterfall was giving water to everyone but Sakè to Taro.
This story reached the emperor. He rewarded Taro so that other boys can get motivation to respect their parents.
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Explanation of the Story Taro's Reward Class 6 NCERT Chapter 3
In this section you will get detailed line by line Explanation of the story Taro's Reward from Class 6 NCERT.
Check the word meaning and the detailed explanation.
Text:
1. A young woodcutter named Taro lived
with his mother and father on a lonely
hillside. All day long he chopped wood
in the forest. Though he worked very
hard, he earned very little money. This made him sad, for he was a thoughtful
son and wanted to give his old parents
everything they needed.
2. One evening, when Taro and his
parents were sitting in a corner of their
hut, a strong wind began to blow. It
whistled through the cracks of the hut
and everyone felt very cold. Suddenly
Taro’s father said, “I wish I had a cup of
saké; it would warm me and do my old
heart good.”
3. This made Taro sadder than ever,
for the heart-warming drink called
saké was very expensive. ‘How do I
earn more money?’ he asked himself.
‘How do I get a little saké for my poor
old father?’ He decided to work harder
than before.
Word -Meaning:
Woodcutter - One who earns his living by cutting and selling wood.
Lonely - Alone , separate
Chopped- the act of cutting wood
Thoughtful - Full of thoughts
Whistled- made sound
Cracks- narrow gaps/openings
Sakè- a popular Japanese drink (‘sa’ is pronounced like ‘fa’ in ‘father’
and ‘ke’ rhymes with ‘way’)
expensive: costly
Explanation: Taro was a woodcutter. He lived with his parents and they are poor. Taro loved his parents so much that he never wanted his parents to suffer. So, he worked very hard to earn extra money. One evening as they were sitting Taro's Father was feeling cold and wanted to take as drink of Sakè. Taro felt sad for Sakè was expensive and he could not afford it. So he decided word harder and earn extra money to fulfill the wishes of his father.
We find here the son Taro is very faithful and loving to his parents. He wants to fulfill all the wishes of his parents and he is ready to sacrifice or work hard to do so.
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Text:
4. Next morning, Taro jumped out of
bed earlier than usual and made his
way to the forest. He chopped and cut,
chopped and cut as the sun climbed,
and soon he was so warm that he had
to take off his jacket. His mouth was
dry, and his face was wet with sweat.
‘My poor old father!’ he thought. ‘If only
he was as warm as I!’
And with that he began to chop even
faster, thinking of the extra money he
must earn to buy the saké to warm the
old man’s bones.
Word-Meaning :
Climbed- Rose
Made his way- Went to
Usual- routine
Explanation: Taro had already decided to fulfill the wishes of his parents and he was very ready for it. So, next day he woke up early and went to the forest. He worked so hard that after some time he felt hot and got thirsty. He was very loyal and caring to his father. He again started cutting the woods with the hope of earning extra money.
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Text:
5. Then suddenly Taro stopped
chopping. What was that sound he heard?
Could it be, could it possibly be
rushing water?
Taro could not remember ever seeing
or hearing a rushing stream in that part
of the forest. He was thirsty. The axe
dropped out of his hands and he ran in
the direction of the sound.
6. Taro saw a beautiful little waterfall
hidden behind a rock. Kneeling at a
place where the water flowed quietly,
he cupped a little in his hands and
put it to his lips. Was it water? Or was
it saké? He tasted it again and again,
and always it was the delicious saké
instead of cold water.
7. Taro quickly filled the pitcher he had
with him and hurried home. The old
man was delighted with the saké. After
only one swallow of the liquid he stopped
shivering and did a little dance in the
middle of the floor.
Word-Meaning:
Rushing: moving
Stream: a short river
Kneeling: Sitting on kneel.
thirsty: feeling a need to drink
dropped out: left
direction: the position towards which someone or something moves or faces
Sakè: a popular Japanese drink (‘sa’ is pronounced like ‘fa’ in ‘father’ and ‘ke’ rhymes with ‘way’.
Pitcher - a por for storing water. / A container.
Hurried: went quickly
Delighted: Happy
Shivering: Trembling because of cold.
Explanation: While chopping he heard the sound of moving water. He went and was surprised. He found a waterfall. As he was thirsty he started drinking from the waterfall. To his surprise he found it was not water , rather it was sakè, flowing from the waterfall.
Taro filled his pot and can home. He gave the sake to his father. His father was very happy getting the Sakè. He started dancing on the floor.
Text: That afternoon, a neighbour stopped
by for a visit. Taro’s father politely offered
her a cup of the saké. The lady drank it
greedily, and thanked the old man. Then
Taro told her the story of the magic
water fall. Thanking them for the
delicious drink, she left in a hurry. By
nightfall she had spread the story
throughout the whole village.
9. That evening there was a long
procession of visitors to the woodcutter’s
house. Each man heard the story of
the waterfall, and took a sip of the
saké. In less than an hour the pitcher
was empty.
Word-Meaning:
Stopped by for a visit: Visited
Greedily: like a greedy person.
In a hurry: quickly
Procession: Line/Queue
Explanation: Something interesting happened on that afternoon. A villager was passing by Taro's house . She visited them and knew about the Sakè. She wanted to drink. Taro told her the magic of the waterfall. The lady was so surprised that she spread the story to everyone in the village. Each man from the village came to his house to take a sip of the drink Sakè. In this way, the pitcher went empty.
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Text:
10. Next morning, Taro started for work
even earlier than the morning before.
He carried with him the largest pitcher
he owned, for he intended first of all to
go to the waterfall. When he reached
it, he found to his great surprise all his
neighbours there. They were carrying
pitchers, jars, buckets — anything they
could find to hold the magic saké. Then
one villager knelt and held his mouth
under the waterfall to drink. He drank
again and again, and then shouted
angrily, “Water! Nothing but water!”
Others also tried, but there was no
saké, only cold water.
Word-Meaning:
Earlier: Before
Intended: Planned
Explanation:
Next morning Taro became more ambitious and decided to reach there a little earlier. But to his surprise all the villagers were waiting there. They went with everything that they had to store the Sakè. One villager among them when tasted it found that it was only water, not Sakè. Hearing this other villagers did the same and found the same result. They were angry.
Text:
11. “We have been tricked!” shouted the
villagers. “Where is Taro? Let us drown
him in this waterfall.” But Taro had
been wise enough to slip behind a rock
when he saw how things were going.
He was nowhere to be found.
12. Muttering their anger and
disappointment, the villagers left the
place one by one. Taro came out from
his hiding place. Was it true, he
wondered? Was the saké a dream?
Once more he caught a little liquid in
his hand and put it to his lips. It was
the same fine saké. To the thoughtful
son, the magic waterfall gave the
delicious saké. To everyone else, it gave
only cold water.
Word meaning:
Tricked: Cheated
Drown- sink
Slip behind something: his behind something.
Muttering: Speaking in a low tune .
Explanation: The villagers went angry as they didn't find Sakè. So they thought they were tricked by Taro. Taro was listening to all the conversation of the villagers. He was completely unaware of the disappearance of Sakè.
With anger they villagers left the place. The. Taro went near the waterfall and started tasting the water again. To his surprise he again found the same. The magic waterfall was giving Sakè to Taro and water to everyone else.
Text:
The story of Taro and his magic
waterfall reached the Emperor of Japan.
He sent for the young woodcutter, and
rewarded him with twenty pieces of gold
for having been so good and kind. Then
he named the most beautiful fountain
in the city after Taro. This, said the
Emperor, was to encourage all children
to honour and obey their parents.
Word-Meaning:
Emperor: King
Reward: Give award.
Encourage: Motivate
Explanation: The Story of Taro became very popular and Taro became famous for his sincerity, honesty and his responsibility towards his parents. The Emperor of Japan when learned about it rewarded him with 20 piece of gold. The reward was given as an encouragement to all children to obey their parents.
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NCERT Class 6 Taro's Reward Questions Answers
WORKING WITH THE TEXT
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the
stream? (5)
Answer- Taro ran in the direction of the stream as he felt thirsty after chopping wood.
2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness
after drinking saké?(7)?
Answer- After Taro brought Sakè for his father he became very happy. He was so happy that he danced in the middle of the floor.
3. Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and
others water? (12)
Answer- People with goodness are rewarded. Everytime Taro went near the waterfall he got sakè while the other villagers got plain water. Taro was very caring and loving to his parents. He served his parents with dedication and regard.
This sake was a reward for his goodness.
4. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?
(10, 11)
Answer- When the villagers went to the waterfall they were despaired. With utter surprise they found only water, and no sakè. They went angry and believed themselves to be tricked by Taro. So they wanted to drown him.
5. Why did the Emperor reward Taro? (13)
Answer- Taro was a very sincere and honest boy. He served his parents with dedication all through his life. The Emperor rewarded him with 20 pieces of gold. The Emperor also named the fountain after him. It was to make him a role model to other children as he was so obedient and caring.
B. Mark the right item.
1. Taro earned very little money because
(i) he didn’t work hard enough.
(ii) the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii) the price of wood was very low. ✓
2. Taro decided to earn extra money
(i) to live a more comfortable life.
(ii) to buy his old father some saké. ✓
(iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.
3. The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because
(i) she was delighted with the drink.
(ii) she was astonished to hear Taro’s story.
(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall ✓
Working With Language
A. Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
(thoughtful hardworking loving honest
considerate trustworthy efficient kind)
B. 1. “This made Taro sadder than ever.”
‘This’ refers to
(i) a strong wind that began to blow.
(ii) Taro’s father’s old age.
(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.✓
(Mark the right item)
2. “This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour
and obey their parents.”
‘This’ refers to
(i) the most beautiful fountain in the city.
(ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name. ✓
(iii) sending for Taro to hear his story.
(Mark the right item.)
C. Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young – lung
money – sunny
(young sad money chop lung last
wax could bad sound axe wood
way stop sunny fast round day)
Words Rhyme With
Sad Bad
money sunny
Young Lung
Chop Stop
Last Fast
Wax Axe
Could Wood
Sound Round
D. 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
(lonely little hard young
thoughtful delicious beautiful)
A young woodcutter lived on a lonely hillside. He
was a thoughtful son who worked hard but earned
little money. One day he saw a beautiful
waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and
found it delicious
2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i) This made Taro sadder than ever. (3)
(ii) He decided to work harder than before. (3)
(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed earlier than
usual.(4)
(iv) He began to chop even faster (4)
(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even earlier
than the morning before. (10)
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